Inventor · Altadena, CA, US

Thomas A. Tombrello

17Patents
5h-index
14Co-inventors
63Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 7, 1978 → Jul 5, 2022

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4526624A Enhanced adhesion of films to semiconductors or metals by high energy bombardment Electricity 27 Expired
US4457972A Enhanced adhesion by high energy bombardment Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Expired
US9243277B2 Sensor probe for bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications Physics 6 Active
US8535512B2 Devices and methods for sequencing nucleic acids Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US9005548B2 Methods for fabricating high aspect ratio probes and deforming high aspect ratio nanopillars and micropillars Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Active
US4194115A Method and means for helium/hydrogen ratio measurement by alpha scattering Physics 4 Expired
US9390936B2 Methods for fabricating high aspect ratio probes and deforming high aspect ratio nanopillars and micropillars Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 3 Active
US9846125B2 Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy detection of gases, particles and liquids through nanopillar structures Human Necessities 3 Active
US8841712B2 Nano-pillar transistor fabrication and use Physics 3 Active
US9089819B2 Particulate nanosorting stack Electricity 2 Active
US10081844B2 Chromophore-based PCR methods for detecting and characterizing nucleic acids in samples Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US11879162B2 Chromophore-based detection of genetic variations in analytes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US9099436B2 Sensor probe for bio-sensing and chemical-sensing applications Physics 0 Active
US10597737B2 Chromophore-based methods and kits for detecting genetic variations in polynucleotide analytes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active
US8415646B2 Production of MeV micro beams of protons for medical applications Electricity 0 Active
US9618477B2 Devices and methods for sequencing nucleic acids Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Active
US11414716B2 Chromophore-based medical system for detecting genetic variations in analytes Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 0 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.